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The Playground Project

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The Playground ProjectFrom the 1950s to the 1980s, the open air playground was a social laboratory. Innovative, wacky, educational, and exciting playground designs emerged in European and American cities, as well as elsewhere around the world: artists, landscape designers, architects, and activists sought to provide children with the best possible place to play, while also reimagining cities and communities. First published in 2018, The Playground Project instantly became

From the 1950s to the 1980s, the open-air playground was a social laboratory. Innovative, wacky, educational, and exciting playground designs emerged in European and American cities, as well as elsewhere around the world: artists, landscape designers, architects, and activists sought to provide children with the best possible place to play, while also reimagining cities and communities. First published in 2018, The Playground Project instantly became a classic. This much-expanded new edition brings back the wealth of ideas of that period to inspire us today. It offers many previously unpublished images, numerous new portraits, especially of female protagonists of the time, as well as findings from the latest research on playground design. An incisive introductory essay places the playground at the intersections of education, architecture, urban politics, design history, and leisure policy. A detailed focus is placed on the forgotten history of playgrounds in the former German Democratic Republic. Moreover, young researchers explore the culture of memory surrounding the Shek Lei Playground in Hong Kong, and the role that playgrounds played in the process of state-building in Mexico. The book is a tribute to play in public spaces and a rich source for architects, designers, students, children, and political actors.

EAN: 9783038603498
Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen.
Erscheinungsjahr: 31.10.2023
Produktform: Kartoniert
Redaktion: Burkhalter, Gabriela
Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 376
Abbildungen: 238 farbige und 54 s/w-Abbildungen
Keyword: Aldo Solano Rojas; Architektur; Architekturgeschichte; Design; Designgeschichte; Education; Erziehung; Fan Lok Yi; Franklin Kirimi; Gabriela Burkhalter; Geschichte der Spielplätze; History of design; History of playgrounds; Kinderspielplatz; Mitsuru Senda; Playground Project; Playground design; Playground for children; Playground research; Playgrounds; Prisca Okila; Public playgrounds; Public space; Social policy; Sozialpolitik; Spielplatz-Forschung; Spielplatz-Gestaltung; Spielplätze; Stadtentwicklung; Stadtplanung; Stadtpolitik; Urban design; Urban development; Urban policy; Öffentliche Spielplätze; Öffentlicher Raum
Fachschema: Stadtplanung~Architektur / Geschichte, Regionen
Fachkategorie: Geschichte der Architektur, Stadtplanung und Architektur
Thema: Auseinandersetzen, Entdecken
Text Sprache: ger
Verlag: Park Books, Park Books AG
Länge: 297 mm
Breite: 215 mm
Höhe: 33 mm
Gewicht: 1744 gr
Genre: Geisteswissenschaften/Kunst/Musik
andere Sprache: 9783038603504
Herkunftsland: DEUTSCHLAND (DE)
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It’s got all the specs one could want in a field watch, but I can’t get over the janky quartz movement. The second hand overshoots and undershoots the second markers notably throughout its rotation. Also, the leather strap provided does not age well, it turns a dark brown and develops cracks in short order. Still, especially if nabbed on sale, the watch is well worth it and will probably outlive the wearer.
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Long sun battery.
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Keeps lousy time
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I purchased this watch off Amazon Warehouse well below MSRP out of curiosity to see what Timex is doing in 2024. The specs are good - bead blasted stainless case, solar movement with quick set date and hacking, sapphire crystal, screwdown crown and 100m water resistance. The movement is Japanese, case and bracelet are made in China, and the watch is assembled somewhere overseas. The good - the watch is lightweight and comfortable on the wrist. Price, even at full MSRP makes this an extremely good value for what you get. It is a good looking Flieger style watch. Once fully charged it is keeping good time. Case finish is well executed and without rough or sharp edges. The bad - the lume is weak. When blasted with UV, it fades quickly and within 5 minutes it’s gone. The bracelet is low end, but expected at this price point. I swapped it out with a nice leather strap from my collection with better quality spring bars and it makes the watch look and feel higher end. The Ugly - the second hand misses nearly all the chapter ring marks. The minute and hour hands are aligned, but that second hand seems to have a mind of its own. On my watch it lines up with chapter ring marks maybe 10% of the time, but it’s not consistent. Sum up, for a sub $200 watch the specs are great and it’s a good looking comfortable watch. Just keep your expectations aligned with what you are paying for. It compares favorably to Orients & Citizens at this price, and offers better value than comparable competitors now that Seiko has gone upmarket. I like this watch. Just don’t compare it to a Swiss watch costing several times its price. Update after a few months: I’m changing my rating to 3 stars. This watch keeps lousy time! It is loosing around 5 minutes per month. And it is fully charged. I have other Solar quartz watches from Citizen, Seiko and Vaer which maintain very good accuracy. But this Timex … defeats the purpose of a solar powered “grab and go” watch when you have to correct the time each occurrence you want to wear it.
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